chiron_survivor: (frak off)
Adia Costas ([personal profile] chiron_survivor) wrote in [community profile] nexus_crossings2017-03-06 09:04 pm

Now you're just somebody that I used to know.

Adia is sitting at a computer terminal in the Plaza with a pint of cookie dough ice cream and a carton of boxed wine, watching cute animal videos online and occasionally wiping at her red-rimmed eyes with the back of her hand.

It's every bad break-up cliché, but Adia does not care. After recently experiencing the (second) worst day of life, she needs a break. And unfortunately, the only place she can get that is the Nexus.

She clicks on a thumbnail of a hamster eating a tiny burrito and takes a swig of wine while it loads. "How do you get over someone," she asks the Nexus unhappily, "When they've clearly gotten over you?"
h_hollister: (Older)

[personal profile] h_hollister 2017-03-07 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
"...You've got a pretty good start," Hips says, mouth puckered in sympathy. "I also find blowing things up is incredibly cathartic. Renting a sports car? Going on Tinder and swiping right on everybody? Watching The Notebook until your tear ducts atrophy?"
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[personal profile] h_hollister 2017-03-07 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
Girl, no. Future space babes have to stick together. Don't be intimidated, Hips is a scotch-soaked marshmallow.

"There's a shooting range over yonder," she suggests, jerking her chin in its general direction. "I can loan you my bazookoid for a bit if you like. As for alcohol, I can get you something so much better than two buck Chuck. Heartbreak deserves at least tequila."

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[personal profile] protolawyer 2017-03-07 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
Okay. So.

This is a lot to take in.

Ice cream of the most caloric kind, recent tears, booze, mindless television.

Shark hangs at the perimeter of things at first, summing up the situation, fingers steepled in front of his lips in deep consideration. Weighing the facts, his options, his words. He knows exactly what's going on here and he's gotta be slick.

"...Okay," he finally starts, walking over to be in view as well as earshot of the distraught human now. "I know things got weird between us last time we hung out. And I'm pretty confident we can talk this over. But you gotta promise you're not gonna cry on me and ruin the suit." Have you ever tried to wipe snot out of a black virgin wool suit? It's bad.
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[personal profile] protolawyer 2017-03-07 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
"Can I sit?" He's gonna go about this as delicately as he can. He's gotta. Keep it diplomatic. He points out a seat close to where Aida's parked before slipping into it and settling with the chair turned around, elbows resting on the backrest. Fingers still steepled, he taps them against his lips as he juggles the options.

"...I know I'm a great catch." There, nothing like confidence to get the ball rolling. "And I know that you know that last time was a fucked-up fluke involving a tree slank with poison candy. But I get that that doesn't make the rejection that any less real or painful, okay. I get it. So if you wanna, like..." He rolls his hands around one another, a gesture of forward motion. "Hash this out and keep being pals after it's done, I'm cool. I'm so down for that."

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[personal profile] rogueinladysclothing 2017-03-07 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
It's been a long time since Amelia felt up to answering anyone's questions - or even being noticed when moving about in public. But this poor woman's story is one the rogue can relate to, if not because of the exact circumstances then certainly because of the looming grief and sadness that comes with having one's heart broken.

"You let it hurt," she offers softly as she approaches. "You grieve, and then you simply... don't."

Maybe it's not great advice, but it's how she's handled her heartache in the past.

She offers a small, sympathetic smile to go along with suggestion before she continues. "The pain will end eventually, or at least become bearable. And by then, you'll have have something else to give your attention to so the pain won't be noticeable at all."
rogueinladysclothing: (Resignation)

[personal profile] rogueinladysclothing 2017-03-07 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
Taking a bit of a chance, Amelia sits in the chair next to Adia's. Her wardrobe today is of her usual style - leather corset over cotton-wool blended clothes - which she reveals as she takes off and sets aside her cloak. It's an unusual look compared to most of the others sitting down at various computer terminals, but at least she avoided carrying more weapons than the few daggers that are laced into her boots.

"There's no reason you should feel bad about grieving over something like that. A pain like that is one that can, and likely will, last a lifetime. Losing someone and then finding them again like that?" She shakes her head, frowning softly. "I can only imagine how horrible that must feel."

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[personal profile] westfallcorndog 2017-03-07 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
What a tragedy! The last time Harrowheart saw Adia she was hips deep in holiday cheer, and suddenly she's up to her weepy eyeballs in depression. Light, she reeks of it. Or, more accurately, she smells like a whole lot of wine and ice cream, both of which are considerably more pleasant than depression. But given the context? These are dire signs.

Harrowheart only has to catch sight of this emotional equivalent of the sinking of Atlantis before he strides on over and crouches down beside Adia so that the two are roughly on the same level. He rests his wrists on his knees and his magically floating hands grip the handles of his runeaxes hanging at his hips.

"Adia, babe, what happened? Did someone cheat on you? 'Cause if they did, you gotta maul their lover – then them. I'll do it for ya, if you don't think you're brave enough?"
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westfallcorndog: (thinkin' hard or hardly thinkin'?)

[personal profile] westfallcorndog 2017-03-07 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Harrow blinks hard at the unexpected mention of suicide. She's just going to say that out loud without couching her words and then move on? Onto... downloading consciousness, resurrection, people who aren't quite themselves after death...

"I... W-wow, Adia, that ain't what I expected to hear. But... I think I get it? Yeah, I think this makes sense to me. And I get why you're cryin', but... Shoot, I ain't tryin' to make hope spring eternal or nothin', but maybe you're cryin' for the wrong reason? Listen,"

He shifts position so that one of his arms is around Adia's shoulders. He pulls her in close, but not so close that he can't look her in the face to be sure she's at least partly following what he's about to say.

"I don't know anything about your world and your war, but... After I died, I resurrected too, right? And if anyone who loved me before had seen me then, they would'a thought I hated them too. Of course that was necromancy, and not tech...nology?" He isn't sure he understands, but he's only ever heard the word 'download' in technological terms. "But maybe it's the same deal? Maybe it ain't that he hates you, hun?"

He pats her arm and jostles her to keep her in the conversation. "Maybe he really didn't know it was you? Maybe he just ain't got his memories right now? ... Is that better or worse?"

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[personal profile] shardofwinter 2017-03-07 12:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Well this is a… sight.

Reynard stops to just… stare at Adia. Granted he'll be an uglier sight in a few weeks, but it's a shock to the system to see Adia this way. Part of him is intrigued and pleased at the emotions so clearly befitting his Season. That doesn't stop him from wanting to comfort her, however.

He vanishes, only to reappear, approaching with a gift. "You've got a good head start, but Adia…" He tilts his head disapprovingly. "Boxed wine?" Tutting, he sets a bottle on her table. "Indulge and do it properly."

Ice starts to curl and rise, forming legs and then a chair. The chair's formation is slow and jerky, a forceful creation. Reynard takes his seat, mostly so that he can lean in, lower his voice and look her in the eye. "Would you like to go for a walk and a talk?"
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[personal profile] shardofwinter 2017-03-07 03:00 pm (UTC)(link)
When she accepts his offer his moustache rises as he smiles. He sets a hand on her shoulder and stands slowly. "We can take the ice cream, and the wine."

"Let's go somewhere a little quieter, shall we?" He suggests with slow, gentle words once she's up. For her consideration he faces her, one hand resting over his heart, and asks, "May I teleport us somewhere?"

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[personal profile] zombots 2017-03-07 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Vaclav has been busy working on making his warehouse livable for the past few months, or however time happens to pass in the Nexus. He is on his way back to the Industrial Zone with a few buckets of brightly colored paint in his hands when he passes Adia. And he takes notice of the bucket of ice cream and a box of something. He has yet to notice the look on her face. "Adia! It has been quite a while, but I figured I let you know I'm still alive!"

He drops the buckets of paint on the ground, and a glob of neon green paint finds itself on the floor by his feet. And without much care, Vaclav walks right in it as he goes to see his friend. "And that is a lot of ice cream to be eating, well unless you like to freeze your brain!"

And he goes to grab himself a seat, and he flops himself down in it. "So how's things with you?"
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[personal profile] zombots 2017-03-08 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Now he notices red-rimmed eyes, and Vaclav has a feeling she is not drunk from the boxed wine and it is not the hamster video. Holding his hand up Vaclav waves off the pint of ice cream. "No. I think you need the brain freeze more than I do." He takes a deep breath, and he leans forward in his chair and he clasps his hands together.

"Soooo what is happening back home?" He glances over towards the computer. "And I bet there isn't a hamster invasion." Vaclav tries to use a little humor, but somehow he suspects now is not the time for a cheerful Vaclav. "Wait. It is bad. I never saw you this upset before."

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[personal profile] twentysixlegions 2017-03-08 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
Stolas is... a little surprised. He's spoken to Adia a few times before, and it's enough to know that she's had quite a lot of terrible things happen in a short time.

He's an owl today, so he finds somewhere near her to perch. "I don't think I can answer that one," he says simply. "Not something I've ever had to deal with."
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[personal profile] twentysixlegions 2017-03-09 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
He hops (less ridiculous given he's a bird, but still pretty cute) off his perch and goes to settle next to her, or as close as she'll let him. "I am lucky in many ways. But it seems like you haven't been. Would talking about it help you, or would you rather I distract you with something else?"

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[personal profile] brother_alone 2017-03-09 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"...Hey."

It's not a loud voice, and the young man standing behind the terminal doesn't offer her any forced cheerful smiles. If there's one thing Josh is good at, it's taking care of others. He's sat through this exact same break down with his sisters. And at least half of his friends. So what does the big brother of the group do?

He walks around to her side of the desk with a plastic shopping bag in one arm and takes a seat in the empty chair next to her.

"..Want to talk about it?"
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[text for now?]

[personal profile] mynameisnotbrad 2017-03-11 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
If there's a terminal in the Nexus, someone is bound to have connected to it in some form or fashion. 'Josh' is no exception. He makes it a point to conceal the fact that he's deliberately broken into Adia's terminal, so she shouldn't notice what he's done, but it's enabled him to get a feel of the situation.

True story: he's probably been listening to her conversations here and there. Such an evil person.

He lacks any sort of courage to message her, not after the last time they spoke. In the reverse case, he can't ignore what's happened to her, as the situation is making his blood boil. He wants to know who hurt her in order to get revenge, but asking Adia those sort of questions will only make things worse.

It takes him an hour to even come up with a message, let alone to create an anonymous account to tie it together.

Plaza District locale. Best cafe in Multiverse.

One can only guess what that means...

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